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Mr. McDerby from Ridgewood, NY is requesting flexible seating through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Bouncy Bands!

Help me give my students bouncy bands to help keep us moving throughout our classes

FULLY FUNDED! Mr. McDerby's classroom raised $158

This project is fully funded

Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Project

This year I've had great success transforming my room into a "thinking classroom" by creating vertical whiteboard stations where students can work in cool spaces in small groups as they tackle higher thinking challenges. (Shout out to Peter Liljedahl... I highly recommend his book!) At times though we need to work at our desks. So many of my 9th graders think they can't "do" math and those feelings can instantly turn into stress.

Bouncybands give students the opportunity to quietly channel their nervous energy without disrupting their own thinking or the learning environment in the room.

Studies show that when people engage more of their senses in experience, they remember it better. The "Wiggle While You Work" study by Clemson University proved that while using a Bouncyband, the average child was able to focus 10% more because the whole body is engaged, so more of the senses are. (To see these studies and where the information above came from visit "The Research Behind our Products" page on their website. It's really fascinating!)

In my search for ways to help my students channel their feelings in healthy, productive ways I came across elastic bands meant for students to bounce their feet while they work. My students loved them! Unfortunately, almost all of them have snapped over the last year because they were a lower quality version of the real Bouncybands. There is one band left in my room and in every class I have students negotiating with each other over who gets to sit at they "bouncy band desk." This has inspired me to do my best to provide every student in my room with their own, real Bouncyband. Know that in helping fund this project you'll be putting the biggest smile on very deserving 9th grade faces!

Mr. McDerby IS 77 Joseph F Quinn School Grades 6-8

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This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Ridgewood, NY View local requests

More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

40 students impacted 1donor

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
The Original Bouncy Bands® for Desks (Blue) - Children Love Bouncing Their Feet and Feeling The Tension to Relieve Their Anxiety, Hyperactivity, Frustration, or Boredom • Amazon Business $16.99 6 $101.94

Materials cost

$101.94

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.53

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$133.47

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$23.55

Total project goal

$157.02

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $157.02

1 Donor

-$157.02

Donations toward project cost

-$133.47

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$23.55

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 $0.00

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